The BCCI announced the central contracts for the period of October 2019 to September 2020. Dhoni was in the A category, which fetches a player Rs 5 crore, until last year
Bumrah has taken 44 matches to claim 52 wickets while Chahal took only 36 matches. Ashwin, on the other hand, has 52 wickets in 46 matches
With Hardik Pandya in the squad as batting all-rounder, MI were locked in an intense battle with CSK for Australian bowling all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile, and they finally bagged him for Rs 8 crore
Opener Rohit Sharma (119) hit a confident century while skipper Virat Kohli made clinical 89 to take India to a comfortable victory. India also clinched the three-match ODI series 2-1
Indian team management would like to go with the same playing 11. However, Rohit Sharma's injury may force them to make changes in India playing 11
India got their batting combination right for the second ODI, a fair comment considering the way K L Rahul seized the opportunity in his new batting position number five
India made two changes in their playing 11, bringing in Manish Pandey for Rishabh Pant while Navdeep Saini comes in for Shardul. Check India vs Australia 2nd ODI Live score, match commentary here
India will go the second ODI 0-1 down after Australia registered a 10-wicket win in the lung-opener at Mumbai, courtesy David Warner and Aaron Finch, who hit unbeaten hundreds.
Shikhar Dhawan hit a half-century before Australia pulled things back to bowl India out for 255 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Check India vs Australia 1st ODI Live and match commentary here
Kohli shared the experience of facing the top bowler in the nets, on the eve of the three-match ODI series against Australia
India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20 match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD with English commentary. The toss will take place at 6:30 pm (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD with English commentary. The toss will take place at 6:30 pm (IST)
The convincing win gave the hosts an unassailable 1-0 lead in the three-match series
The three-T20I series would also be useful for the hosts to prepare for the upcoming series against Australia and New Zealand
Saini, has so far played an ODI and five T20 Internationals but Bumrah has either been rested or was out due to his stress fracture on lower back during these games
The year 2019 saw many leaders asserting themselves in their respective fields, and there also were some who emerged on the scene this year and went on to make it big
Indian team management had called Bumrah to Vizag to asses the pacer's recovery after undergoing rehabilitation for the stress fracture
Cheteshwar Pujara (791) and Ajinkya Rahane (759) held on to their fourth and sixth spots respectively.
Hardik last played for India during the T20 series against South Africa cricket team at home in September and underwent a back surgery in October
It is either caused by a faulty action or trying for extra pace. I hope I am wrong, but a stressed back can make the return to top pace a long, arduous one, says Mohinder Amarnath